""The acquisition of wax and honey is not the main purpose of beekeeping, [...]. The main purpose is the pollination of flowers and the encouragement of higher yields. The state ought to maintain an army of bees. "Christian Conrad Sprengel (1750-1816) became the founder of modern flower biology. She was the first to understand the function of bees and other insects in the pollination process. Unfortunately, his achievements were not recognized during his lifetime. Until the 19 th century the idea of self-pollination was quiet widespread (Spürgin (1996)).

Until this day, only a minority of people has truly understood the work that honeybees perform every day. Each third bite of food we ingest either directly or indirectly depends on pollination by bees."